Will being on pole help them finish the race in first position at the end of 161 laps?

In the past few years the winners have come from outside the Top 10 including in 2014 when Chaz Mostert and Paul Morris started on the last spot on the grid, before moving through the field to take the winners trophy.

A 20 minute final check for the supercars was held at 8:05am before they take to the track later in the morning. There is now nothing left but for them to line-up for the big race.

Bathurst 1000 winners

Things you need to know:

Where to watch?

Race on Sunday will be broadcast both free-to-air television on Network 10 and payTV through Fox Sports.

Free-to-air channel 10

Sunday 7:30am - 6pm

Note - you will not be able to stream Channel Ten's coverage of the Bathurst 1000 through the Tenplay website.

Fox Sports

Sunday: 7:15am - 6pm

You will need a current subscription to Foxtel, including the sports package.

Fox Sports dedicated Bathurst Channel is 506.

The weather

Today’s forecast for Bathurst is cloudy, very high chance of showers, most likely during the afternoon and evening. The chance of thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening. A top of 22 degrees predicted.